The Trump administration is proposing changes to the Section 214 program that would require all residents of subsidized housing to provide proof of citizenship or eligible immigration status, potentially leading to the eviction of mixed-status families and the loss of housing assistance for U.S. citizens.
A coalition of 174 civil rights and housing organizations, joined by the California Civil Rights Department, has called on HUD to abandon a proposed rule that would eliminate a key enforcement tool used to combat housing and lending discrimination.
State Sen. Anna M. Caballero has introduced Senate Bill 1091 to create a statewide program to acquire and preserve existing affordable housing for low-income Californians, with $500 million allocated in both Senate and Assembly affordable housing bond proposals to support the program.
The National Housing Law Project has praised the introduction of AB 2128, legislation designed to protect federally assisted tenants and local housing providers from potential federal policy changes that could result in families losing their housing.
YIMBY Action has launched a petition urging The French Laundry to withdraw its opposition to a proposed affordable housing complex in Yountville, highlighting the urgent need for housing near jobs in Napa Valley’s hospitality and agricultural economy.
Lower-income households are experiencing rising mortgage delinquency rates, while higher-income areas remain financially stable, signaling mounting stress in communities least able to absorb economic shocks.
California lawmakers are pushing for a shift to factory-built housing in an effort to reduce construction costs and increase housing supply, with the goal of making 2026 the “Year of the Housing Factory”.
A new study from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality has found that new housing stock in six high-growth metropolitan areas primarily served moderate- and higher-income households, while lower-income households experienced higher rent growth than higher-income households.
Climate change is driving internal migration, straining housing supply and immigration policy, and requiring the US to prepare for an influx of people with improved housing, transportation, and social services.
Zillow Chief Economist Svenja Gudell warned in 2016 that the imbalance between demand for low- and middle-income housing and the overwhelming share of new luxury apartment construction would deepen affordability pressures, but policymakers and housing advocates ignored her warning and prioritized market faith over material outcomes.
Opposition to housing construction is often rooted in population alarmism, which treats people as the problem and scarcity as a moral necessity, rather than a policy failure, and ignores the benefits of density and the adaptability of social systems.
Institutional investors are being blamed for driving up home prices, but the real cause of the affordability crisis is chronic undersupply of housing due to restrictive zoning, procedural delays, and legal challenges.
Los Angeles’ housing crisis is caused by decades of political hesitation, resulting in a shortage of housing despite near-universal agreement that more homes are needed, and is exacerbated by regulatory uncertainty, artificial scarcity, and punitive fees.
California’s housing crisis is being driven by political hesitation, outdated zoning choices, and a regulatory and fiscal framework that often undermines the goals of elected leaders, resulting in low housing production and rising costs.
Politicians must pass rent regulations to protect public health and save lives, as high rents are linked to homelessness and higher mortality rates, and corporate landlords are using predatory practices to charge outrageous rents.
The U.S. housing and homelessness crisis is driven by a widening structural gap between household incomes and the cost of housing, disproportionately affecting families with children, Black families, and single-mother households, and exacerbated by rigid public assistance eligibility rules.
Ned Resnikoff argues that the housing affordability debate has shifted to a contradictory phase in which critics of new housing construction rely on abstract theory while dismissing empirical evidence showing that expanded housing supply improves affordability.
The America First Policy Institute released a housing policy brief arguing that excessive regulation, fees and permitting delays are contributing to the housing affordability crisis and proposing a supply-focused agenda to restore access to homeownership for American families.
The ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the Law Office of Peter Bibring filed a lawsuit against the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles for withholding public records concerning waiting lists for housing vouchers distributed by the agency.
California lawmakers are advancing a $10 billion bond to pay for affordable homes and other initiatives, while a rent control proposal failed to pass due to opposition from landlords and realtors.